Amy Rule, wife of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, was among the 300 guests at the Steppenwolf lunch.

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Norah Daley, chair of the Steppenwolf board of trustees and the Chicago Cultural Affair Advisory Committee, welcomed guests to the Steppenwolf lunch.

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Luncheon entertainment: Martha Lavey and Julianna Margulies' talked about TV, movies and career planning for women in theater. "You can't have a gypsy life and have any kind of family life," said Ms. Margulies, who is married with children.

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A little light at lunch: Susan Aberman snapped a picture of Julianna Margulies from her table in the JW Marriott Chicago ballroom.

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Linda Johnson Rice, chairman of Johnson Publishing Co. Inc., laughed at a video clip of Julianna Margulies in the comedy series "Scrubs."

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The Girl Scouts set up Troop 2012, composed of elected officials in Illinois and Indiana, in honor of its 100th anniversary. Above, table assignments for the celebratory dinner, which drew 500 people to The Four Seasons Chicago March 12.

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Corporate starpower showed up in force for the Girl Scouts anniversary dinner. Among the c-level guests: Anne Pramaggiore, left, president and chief executive officer of ComEd, with Joseph Gregoire, regional president, PNC Bank.

Maria Wynne, chief executive officer, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, shown clapping, and current Scouts, including Molly Triolo at the microphone, introduced the crowd to the Scouts' new mentoring program: To Get Her There.

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Dinner entertainment: Girl Scout board member Carla Michelotti of Leo Burnett Worldwide hoisted her number and joined the paddle raise auction.

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A little light at dinner: Cheryl Pearson-McNeil, senior vice president of public affairs and government relations at Nielsen, held a small electric candle as the crowd recited the Girl Scout Pledge.

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